New York’s Legislature Is On The Brink Of Passing Universal Healthcare, Village Voice

New York’s Legislature Is On The Brink Of Passing Universal Healthcare, Village Voice

Posted by ana djordjevic176sc on May 16, 2017

ALBANY — On May 4, House Republicans celebrated the narrow passage of a messy healthcare bill few of them apparently read, despite the promise that it will kill tens of thousands of their constituents in the unfortunate event that it makes it through the Senate. Here in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo was quick to release a forceful 175-word statement condemning the American Health Care Act as a law passed by “ultraconservatives” that would “tear apart our healthcare system.”

Luckily for Cuomo and the nearly 20 million of us who live here, there’s a readily available solution that would rescue us from this hell: the New York Health Act, which would give every New Yorker access to state-funded coverage. And the best part? It’s as close as it’s ever been to becoming a law. Read the full story at The Village Voice.